Method for carrying a child

Abstract

A support is positioned about an individual's waist in engagement with the individual's hips. A pair of stirrups depend from the support and accommodate the feet of a standing child being carried by the individual.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A method for supporting and carrying a standing child by an individual, said method comprising the steps of: 
       wrapping an elongated support at a predetermined position about an individual's waist in engagement with the individual's hips to prevent downward movement of the elongated support on the individual's body when the individual is standing, the elongated support when in said position oriented substantially horizontally on the individual's body when the individual is standing;  
       releasably securing the wrapped elongated support in said position on the individual's waist;  
       positioning two stirrups depending from said support when the individual is standing at spaced locations on opposed sides of the standing individual and disposed at an elevation below said support;  
       positioning a child's feet on said stirrups to provide support for the child;  
       while the child's feet are on said stirrups, placing said child in standing position with the child's body positioned behind the standing individual's back and the standing child's arms proximate the standing individual's neck whereby the standing child's arms are positioned to encircle the standing individual in the vicinity of the individual's neck to maintain the child standing in a stable condition relative to the individual while carried by the individual; and  
       while the standing child is standing on the stirrups when being carried by the individual, supporting substantially all the standing child's weight on the individual's hips, the standing child's body being unrestrained above the stirrups.